Draft-preventing mat



Oct. 27, 1925. 1,558,761

E. E. RICHARDSON DRAFT PREVENTING MAT Filed Dec. 11. 1924 1f ATTORNEY'S.

Patented Oct. 27, 19 25.

nnwa'an E. aroaannson, or ua um,-onro.

' DRAM-PREVENTING 1m.

' Application filed December 11, 1924." Serial no. 755,19. i

To'all whom it may cancer hf SON, a citizen of the United States, residin Be it known that-I, EDWARD E. Rron'snn at Maumee, in the county of Lucas an' and useful Improvements in Draft-Preventing Mats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to draft preventing mats and aims as one of its" objects to prevent 'a draft of air or other gas passing through the slot atthe same time/permitting the reciprocation trolling lever,' shaft or rod lengthwise of theslot. I

My device will prevent the draft of cold or hot air from the forward portion of ,an

automobile which is exposed to the weather and the temperature from the enginecoming through the slots necessarily providedin the floor board, of theautomobile and through which slots the controlling'pedals of the automobile are adapted to be moved.

I further aim to providean eflicient form of draft expensive y manufactured and which .will be efiicient in use and will reventa'draft of air from flowing throng the slot .provided in the floor board and through which an automobile'controlling pedal such as a brake or clutch pedal may be moved. 1 Y

Other objects of my invention, and the invention itself will become apparent progresses andin which description reference will be :had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specificaf bodiment of my invention in place the mat ofFig's'. 1. and 2*;

tion.

Referring to the draw ngp Fig. 1 shows a perspective view. of an .em--

1 Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal medial tional-view, taken onthe line 4 f Fig: 2'; Fig. 5 shows a transverse sectional V16W takenon the line 5 -oi". [*ig. I

Fig. 6 shows an end levational view of I a the, mat of Fig. 2;

. Fig. 7 shows a sectional view takenon the line 7-7 of Fig., 5' showing the' f: i stening.

of a mechanism conpreventing mat which can be in-' the mat material 1' as thedescription of a specific embodiment thereof.

ason the in Figs. 1,. '3,

- means whereby portions of the mat are securedv together;' and Fig. 8, shows a reduced plan view of the x rubber support. State of Ohio, have invented certain new Referring now to 511 of a... figures in which like parts are designated by ke reference characters, at 1, I show the body 7 portion of the mat whic'lrmay be com osed of any suitable material, but which prefor to make of rubber. The body portion.

is of any suitable form but which I herein show as rectangular. At 2 I show an open- I ing through the sheet material of the matl',

this opening being a relatively narrow elon- 'gated slot indicated by dotted lines inFigs'.

2. and 4 and indicated by the space between ment shownis still upon the hide. The hides are out into strips. These strips of hide .3 and 4 the external surfaces of the, folded hide and the inner faces of the folded hide engaging tightlyagainst the top and bottom'faces of along the border'of the slot 2., The wool fibres overlap thus barring the passage ofair and other gases, dirt, dust, etc.

tions 3and 4 to the rubber material of the 'matby suitable means suchas metal pins or brads 7 driven throu" h the hide rtion:

3 or 4, as the case may e, and the's eetiof in place When such a facing comprising the hide teriorly in-all directionsis secured in fplace i by means of such ins 7, or by means 0 pins '7 of a slightly dlfierent form wherein the portions 3 and 4 and the wool extending exends are bent over so as to meet and make a completely closed rectangular ring of the :wool 6 will extend from the tori tom faces of the mat as is best 1 4,- 5fand 6 and in the other figures exclusive of Fig. '7 and the wool of the two hide portions 3 and 4 which are thus the natural resil- I P e s against ch force'dtogether, will b iency of t e wooli-tse I then secure the folded-overhide T r-'- slot. against the passage of air or the like, but which permits the free A passage of the pedal shaft. .In the embodi- I have employed wool which intermediate rubber 1,. these ins having their ends 8 bent over so as to clmch'the j 10 and bot lustrated 9 and when the pedal shank 9 is moved in 4 either direction throu h the slot 2, the W001 will engage the exterior sides of the shank snugly and will close the opening .which otherwise would follow in thewake of the moving shank.

\Vhile I have described herein and shown only a single embodiment of my invention,

I am aware that numerous and extensive departures may be made from the embodiment herein illustrated and described, but Without departing from the spirit thereof.

WVhile the slot is broad enough to permit the movement therein of the pedal shaft, the slot is narrow relative to the fibres. In its to and fro movement, the pedal shaft stirs. the fibres'extending into, over and under the slot, thus combating any tendency of the fibres to pack. As will be seen in the embodiment shown, fibres project into the slot not only .from the portions of the hide attached to the edges of the slot, but from the portions of the hide mounted on the fiat parts of the mat adjacent the slot, consequently the mass of fibres opposing the entrance of cold air, dust, etc. is much thicker than the mat Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6.

I claim: j

1. In a slot-closing mat of the class described, a fiat sheet base having a slot opening therethrough, a facing for portions of the base adjacent the slot and the edges of the slot comprising hide and ,animals wool fibres secured tothehide and pro-.

. jecting outwardly therefrom and. across 40 a the wool-fibres-maintainingthe slot closed.

the slot .to close the same, the resiliency of 2. In a mat of the class described, a sheet of resilient material having an elongated slot therethrough and along and with such slot an automobile pedal shank is adapted Y to" be moved, and a facing for the surfaces of the sheet .adjacent theslot opening com-. prising densely .matted'fibres secured to such surfaces. 3. In a mat of the class described,a sheet of resilient material-having; an elongated slot therethrough and along and in such;

slot an automobile pedal shank is adapted to be moved,- and a facing for the surfaces of the sheet adjacent the slot 0 ening comprising natural wool fibres an v which said fibres are naturally-attaohe d, and

proper as shown in combination of a floor mat having a relatively raw hide to shaft or the like therein and therethrough,

and densely matted fibres mounted on the flat pa'rt of said mat and extending into said slot to normally close the same against air currents but adapted to permit movement of the pedal shaft therethrough.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a flat mat of rubber or the like provided With a slot adapted to permit the free movement of an automobile pedal or the like therein and therethrough and densely matted fibres mounted on the flat part of said mat on each side of said slot and extended into said slot, the fibres mounted on one side of the slot overlapping with the fibres mounted on the other side of said slot, said fibres normally closing said slot against the passage of air currents but permitting movement of the pedal shaft therethrough.

6. In a device of the class described, the

narrowlongitudinal slot therein through which may pass and in which may. reciprocate an automobile pedal shaft or the like, and fibres in dense quantities mounted on the edges of said slot andon the face of said mat on either side of said slot and extending into and about said slot to close it against air, dust and the like, but to permit the movement of the pedal shaft therein.

. I 7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a floor mat having a relatively narrow longitudinal slot therein through -which may pass and in which may reciprocate an automobile pedal shaft or the like and fibres in dense quantities connected at one end to the edges of said slotjand to both sides of the face of, the mat adjacent the edges of said slot, said fibres being free at the other ends and extending into said slot and above andbelow the same and overlapping so as to close the slot against air, dust, dirt and the like, but to permit the free movement of said shaft therein.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature this 5th day of Dec, 1924:.

' 'EDWARD E. RICHARDSON. 

